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Budget tightening
A predictable response to tough economic times with a few bright spots and uncertainty over the impact of public service job cuts is how...
PM’s partner promotes men’s health
Health by stealth was the message the Prime Minister’s partner Tim Mathieson was emphasising when he addressed the Armidale Men’s Health Expo in the...
Glenn conquers the mountain
Running 100kms is a tough ask at the best of times but to run 100kms up and down the rugged steep trails of the...
Final drop: centenary of the 1912 execution
Armidale Gaol (where the old Teachers’ College stands today) was opened in July 1863, disestablished in July 1920 and demolished in 1929. There had...
Susan our Woman of the Year
Ms Susan Cull won the Local Woman of the Year for Northern Tablelands at a ceremony in Sydney at Parliament House recently, where women...
Highest honour for local boy
Former Armidale man Peter Yeomans has been awarded the country’s highest honour for a serving Police Officer, receiving the Australian Police Medal from NSW...
Historic Aboriginal Debutante Ball
Ironically, the establishment of Armidale in 1839 as the government town was the result of massacres which happened elsewhere in the 1830s. For instance,...
Welcome: Armidale installs its new Anglican Bishop
The Installation and Commissioning of the Right Reverend Richard Alexander Lewers as Anglican Bishop of Armidale took place last Wednesday in St Peter’s Cathedral....
MR. KITE rock the Armidale Club
Newcastle rockers MR. KITE will be playing the Armidale Club this Friday, June 8 from 8.30pm.
MR. KITE are a four-piece grunge inspired rock band,...
Have jeans will travel
The Paws Up team and their jumping dogs are off to Canberra this week to show the Prime Minister and other politicians in the...
Region’s male gymnasts compete in Armidale
The Armidale City Gymnastics Club hosted an invitational for male gymnasts on Saturday, May 12.
Clubs from Ballina RSL, So Fun Gymnastics near Coffs...
It always begins with the first step
Local Armidale woman Sarah McFarlane-Eagle will be taking the first step of her 1700km walk from Armidale to Melbourne on Tuesday, May 29. The...
